Missouri trails · Ozark Trail - Courtois Creek
Ozark Trail - Courtois Creek
A 12.7-mile out-and-back in Missouri, with 352 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,294 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
BERRYMAN HWY 8 — parking nearby. About 1 h 00 min drive (44 mi) from Sullivan. 37.91728, -91.07578 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.5-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:58 p.m. — 1 h 29 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Council Bluff Trail — 15.3 mi
- Wilderness Trail — 20.4 mi
- Bell Mountain — 21.1 mi
- Ozark Trail - Trace Creek — 21.9 mi